[video] late morning

[topslug]

[ There's a giant, bright yellow chick in the fairgrounds.

No, reallyIt waves a stubby wing(?) at the camera. Abruptly, a horde of children shrieking for candy suddenly tackle it, bringing it down with the kind of ferocity one might expect from creatures of the Cenozoic era than six-year-olds. After a few minutes of filming the cloudy, overcast

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[axemeaquestion]

Happy Easter. How you holding up, there?

[topslug]

Looks like I'm still alive. [ She laughs. ] Who know how long that will last.

[axemeaquestion]

That thing is padded, right?

[topslug]

Yeah-- it's kind of scary, but once they've kicked me around a bit and realize I don't have any eggs with me, they get bored and look for something else to do.

[axemeaquestion]

[Okay, she's trying not to laugh. Really, she's not. She's failing at it though.] Oh, I'm sorry. Poor baby.

[topslug]

[ It's okay, she's been getting that a lot-- so she just laughs. ]

[axemeaquestion]

Whoo-hoo for padding, at least?

[topslug]

Yeah. It almost makes up for how heavy it is.

[axemeaquestion]

Now you know why I have no aspirations to be a mascot.

[topslug]

Yeah, I you're better off sticking to the news. [ She laughs. ]

[axemeaquestion]

I think so too, now.

[topslug]

Speaking of which-- how's that going for you?

[axemeaquestion]

Actually, well. I'm suprised they're letting me stay a producer. I guess I proved something to them.

[topslug]

That's good, right?

Do you think you'll stick to doing news, or...?

[axemeaquestion]

It's good. Really good.

Of course I am, why wouldn't I?

[topslug]

I was thinking maybe you'd branch out to different kinds of TV programs! Like... a talk show? Or a cooking show!